PARENT-CHILD INTERACTION THERAPY (PCIT)
PCIT: Proven Parenting Support for Lasting Change
Our expert clinicians deliver personalized gold-standard Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) directly to your living room.
Calls are free, 15-minutes, and no-pressure!
Coached, in the moment.
Your therapist is in your ear while you're with your child, in your own home.
WHAT IS PCIT?
Parenting is A LOT sometimes.
We love our children more than anything, but sometimes it’s a struggle that comes with a lot of worries. Big feelings. Even bigger behaviors. Asking "Is this normal?” and “Will they grow out of it?" more times than we can count.
We don’t want to crush their spirits but we need something to change because everything feels awful. We’re not feeling good about yelling so much. The behaviors are just getting worse.
We've read the books. Asked ChatGPT about strong-willed kids. Followed someone on Instagram. And still, nothing actually fixes it.
Don’t you wish that an expert could be there in the moment and tell you how to handle that tantrum and their strategies would work for your child? Don’t you wish there was a voice in your ear, telling you what to do?
That’s what Parent-Child Interaction Therapy is all about.
Here’s how PCIT works…
PCIT starts with learning specialized parenting skills that we tailor for you and your family. Then, we coach you in your real environment so you know what to do when we're not there.
Learn the skills
Your therapist will teach you evidence-based skills, tailored specifically for you and your family.
Coached in the moment
Our experts will coach you in the moment through an ear piece while you interact with your child in your own home.
Measurable progress
Parent-Child Interaction Therapy is extremely effective and usually only takes 12-16 sessions for a complete turnaround!
Prefer even quicker results?
With PCIT, it’s the number of sessions that matters, not the number of weeks. Most families meet weekly, but if you want to move faster, we offer intensives to get you through multiple sessions in less time.
OUR SERVICES
Led by an expert trained by PCIT's developer.
Dr. Leah Clionsky, PhD was trained and mentored by Dr. Sheila Eyberg, PhD, who developed PCIT, and serves as the Level II Regional PCIT Trainer for Texas. Since 2007, she's delivered PCIT across research settings, community mental health clinics, and private practice.
Dr. Clionsky has handpicked and recruited a team of clinicians she trusts to deliver PCIT with the same rigor, skill, and care. Every clinician here is either certified by PCIT International or completing certification under direct supervision. Where you'll notice a difference is depth of experience, which is why we have two tiers of clinicians to choose from.
TIER 1
PCIT Experts
Our PCIT researchers. Many head their own PCIT training labs, and all of us are certified PCIT trainers. Every one of us has worked 50 or more cases, many of us hundreds.
TIER 2
PCIT Specialists
PCIT International certified, or currently completing certification under direct supervision from our Training Director. They bring extensive experience working with families in their own right.
Regardless of which clinician you work with:
✔ You're never someone's first case
Every developing clinician works under direct, session-by-session oversight from our Training Director.
✔ Matched to your family, not the next opening
Our matching call exists to find the right fit for your child's specific needs, including bilingual and trauma-informed care where it's needed.
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We'll tell you honestly during your matching call if PCIT doesn't sound like the right fit, before you spend a single dollar. Families who do start PCIT typically see real change: in their child's behavior, in the connection between them, and often in how things go with siblings, at school, and at home.
Once the initial assessment is done, most parents see progress within the first several coaching sessions. This treatment has gone through hundreds of randomized controlled trials over the past 50 years proving effectiveness, and the families in our clinic usually graduate between 12 and 16 sessions.
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We’ve carefully recruited our team, and made sure that every clinician here is either certified by PCIT International or is actively completing certification under direct, session-by-session supervision from our Training Director.
Our PCIT Experts are all certified PCIT trainers themselves, some of whom head their own PCIT training labs, and each has worked 50 or more cases, many of them hundreds.
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PCIT isn't gentle parenting, and it isn't strict parenting either. It's authoritative parenting where true warmth and real boundaries are combined to set the foundation for a calm parent-child relationship.
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PCIT skills work in any setting. In person or virtual, your therapist is assessing the same things: your specific skills, and the connection between you and your child.
What virtual adds is your therapist also seeing your actual home, so PCIT gets tailored to the place you actually live and the child you actually have, not a playroom.
That means progress happens where you need it most, which tends to get families through PCIT faster, with fewer frustrations and more meaningful changes.
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Between our team, we've worked with hundreds of families. Whatever is happening with your child, there's a very good chance we've helped a family facing something similar.
Here’s some of the things we commonly help families with:
PCIT works. But it has to be delivered well.
That's why we're particular about who joins this team, and it's why so many other therapists send us their hardest cases.
Trusted by Psychologists
Recommended by professionals who know what excellent care looks like.
"Dr. Clionsky is one of the premier experts delivering virtual PCIT in the nation. If you're a parent in need of help managing your child's difficult behavior, her team is the way to go."
Dr. Lindsey Knott, Ph.D.
Psychologist & Founder
Psychotherapists of Houston
"There are a lot of therapists who claim to do PCIT but were never formally trained. Leah is very particular about who she brings into her practice, and it shows. Kids usually improve quickly."
Dr. Daniel Katz
Psychologist & Founder
Houston Therapy
Ready to get started?
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Schedule your free 15-minute matching call
Schedule your Free 15-Minute Matching Call with our Client Service Specialist.
Find your Expert with our compassionate Intake Specialist, Tim Durbin. Choose the time that works best for you and secure your spot on Tim’s calendar today or tomorrow! Then, complete the Matching Form so that we understand your unique needs.
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Talk it through, no pressure
Our Client Services Specialist will call you at your scheduled time to answer all of your questions.
Use your free 15-minute matching call to talk about your concerns and get matched with the best-fit Expert for your family!
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Start within 1 to 2 weeks
You won’t have to wait! We’ll get you scheduled for the soonest available appointment, usually within 1-2 weeks!
There will be a few forms on our client portal to complete before your virtual intake session, where you will meet with your exceptional Expert and begin your journey with Parent-Child Interaction Therapy!
